Portable diptych sundial by Hans Tröschel the Elder, German, Nuremberg, ca. 1598
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1598
Portable diptych sundial made by Hans Tröschel the Elder (German, 1549–1612), dated ca. 1598, from German, Nuremberg. The museum records its materials as: Ivory, brass.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (8.9 × 6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 03.21.38; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Ivory, brass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (8.9 × 6 cm)
- Materials museum
- Ivory, brass
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (8.9 × 6 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Nuremberg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1598
- Maker recorded
- Hans Tröschel the Elder (German, 1549–1612)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Portable diptych sundial
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 03.21.38
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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